Spring mounting



Jul 10, 1923 v. w. PAGE SPRING MOUNTING Filed June 18 1-921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 auomtoz M g-a2 [41. Z65

July 10, 1923- 1,461,672

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HUI-O3 W. RAGE, 03' m GAB-DES, NEW YORK, I. Y.

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To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Vwma W. Peon, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, Kew Gerdens, borough of Queens in the county of.

Queens and State of Now York, have mvented a. new and Improved Spring Mount of which the following 18 a full, clear, :5] exact description.

The prwent invention relates to new end useful improvements in vehicle spring suspensions and it pertains more particulnrly to a. new and novel construction of mountin and connecting s rings particulsrly o the so-called cant! ever type It is one of the primary ObjBOlJS of the invention to provide new and novel means for connecting th spring to the several points'of attachment at its ends.

It is another" object of the nvent-ion to rovide a new and novel form of center ering and attaching means for springs of the above mentioned type.

. It is a further object of the invention to 26 provide a new and novel form of spring whereby the lubrication of the 8 ring is greatly facilitated and more e actively carried out.

It is a still further object of the invention 80 to so connect the spring to the Several parts that it will have 9. more or less un versal movement at the points of connection or attachment.

Referring to the drawing:i

8%? Figure 1 is a view in side ovation in section of the rear rison'of one s1 e of a vehicle showing t e cantilever spring and its attachment to said vehicle;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2--2 of Fl .1'

Fig. -3 is a zllatail longitudinal sectional view showing the front spring bearing in enlarged detail SFCCXOIH.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale of the center bearing of the spring;

Fig. 5 is. a bottom plan view of one o the leaves going to make up the spring.

Beferrin more particularly to the drawings, 5145 reference character 10 deg! 56 notes one of the side frames 0" a vehice chassis, and 11' do ates the spring, which spring is shown 0 the cantilever type.

R dly secured to the, side frame 10 and projecting therefrom is a hollow bolt or the like 12, and said bolt forms the sapportmg means for a hearing 13, to which the sprin 11 is secured by means of clips 14 or 0 er suitoblemeans. This hollow bolt 12 and lieari 18 form the means for connecting the cen rortion of the spring 11-to the frame, on said bearing is so mounted on the bolt 12 as to have free npvement thereabout. This center hearing is more clearly shown in Fig. 4-, and from said [i re, it will be a parent that the. hollow all: 12 is ads-gt: to receive waste or other suitable pac -15.

The reference character 16 esignates it suitable lubricant receptacle and said luhricant rece la is carried by the bearmg 18 and is adapted to discharge the lubricant contained therein into the g 15 of the hollow bolt 12 by means of a. passage 17, which passage through one of the walls of the hollow bolt.

The spring 11 comprises a plurality of leaves 18, and said leaves are secured together intermediate of their ends by a. hollow bolt 19. The bottom leaf 18 is recase-ed on its upper face as indicated by the reference character 20, the upper leaf being recessed on its bottom face as indicatsd by the reference character 21. Each of the intermediate leaves is recessed u n its opposite feces asindiccted'by the re erence character 22. The hollow bolt 19 is provided with a plurality of o eningis 23 extending through the side we thereof at such a oint as to discharge the lubricant-contained within. the hollow bolt to the several recesses at the central portion of the spring.

Leading from the 20, 21 and 22 to a. point beyond the clips 14, are lubricant ducts 25, by means of which the lubricant is introduced between the several leaves of the spring as they move relative other during the action of t e spring in use. f By this construction it is apparent that as the leaves move relatively one to another during the action of the spring the lubricent will be discharged from t e recesses 22 to a oint between'the leaves by means of the due 25.

Referring min to Fl 1, the reference character 30 esiguates t e rear axle housing and embracing the rear axle housing one to enage clips 31. These clips 31' are provided with a dapondi 3 extension 32, which in turn has Extend themthrongh a slot 38.

The lower leaf of the spring has its ends madc in tubular form as indlccmd-by the .7 reference character 34: and said-tubular ends are hollow as indicated by the reference character 35 aid hollow ends bei closed I) z'neana of removable acrew-t imded p age 36. The rear end ofjhe lower leaf of the sp is ado bed for: slidin engagement wi in the V 06 38 of the spending portion 32 of the clips 31 in order that relative movement between the rear end of the sprim and the rear axle of tlic vehicle may be lm "file hollow portion 35 of the cylindrical end 34 is ada ted to contain suitable lubricant and said uhricant is applied to the facesof the 0 wing 33 in any desired manner. The ho ow portion 35 may oscillate in the homing 32 at the some time that it recipwtos.

the spring 11 is formed similarl rear end thereof, the mounting, wwever, slightly dificmnt in that the cyliir' The front portion of the lower leaf 18 of (2p the I drical portion liof the spring is slidabi memcc discharge the same by way of the bearing surfaces of the spher ica portion *1 and the bearings 42.

By thisconstruction it cantilever sprin construction is providod in which all of tlie points of suspension will have a free movement, the control int having a tea pivotal movement an the reappoint havin a free sliding and oscillab ing movement. *urthermore, tho construc tion provides for thorough lubrication of all points of attachment in such afi'mannsr that the lubricating operation may be reduced to a minimum. and at the same time, the spring; will at all times be propcrly supplied wit.1 lubricant. i 1

I claim V l. A veliiclc spring comprising a plurality of leaves. and of said leaves having its end made in tubular form and hollowed out to provide a lubricant receptaclo.

i pmm do a i 2. A vehicle spring comprising a. plurak ity of leaves, one of which has its 61413 made in tubular form to provide for slid-; ingly mounting the spring, said tubular and i being hollow to provide a lubricant recapfinale.

3. .An attaching means for spring; of vehicles comprising a plurality ofbein'ing block's rigidly carried by the frame of the vehicle, a bearing mounted for universa movement. in said bearing blockx and! spring. mounted for sliding movement "in said bearing, said spring having a. cylindrical hollow cnd forming a lubricant rece tacic whereby lubricant is fed to the all ing bearinfig and die universal ibeoring, substantial ly as described.

VICTOR W. PAGE. 

